Saturday, July 19, 2025 Ex 12:27-42; Mt 12:14-21 Today’s Gospel highlights the uniqueness of Jesus as God’s servant. Jesus’ uniqueness can be contrasted with the cunningness of the religious leaders of his time. 1. During Jesus’ time, the religious leaders were known for their legalism when it came to the observance of the religious laws. […]
Friday, July 18, 2025 Ex 11:10-12:14; Mt 12:1-8 Today’s Gospel highlights humanism as the essence of religion. The Pharisees invoke the Sabbath law, which forbids work on that holy day, to accuse Jesus’ disciples as the hungry ones begin to pluck and eat heads of grain while passing through grainfields. Jesus confronts the Pharisees with
Thursday, July 17, 2025 Ex 3:13-20; Mt 11:28-30 Today’s Gospel highlights Jesus’ compassion toward the least in the society. Jesus’ compassionate statement contains three insights for our reflection. 1. Invitation to the Least: ‘Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened’ is an invitation not to the privileged and the rich but to the
